This is a capped ledge with a slight downhill run up, on Normanby road in Mount Eden, kinda opposite the ‘bo concepts’ store. Check out the ABC cuz video to see some action on this ledge. After you’ve hit this head to ‘wok n noodle’ say hi to Chang (he’s awesome!) and enjoy some killer noodles! Score 6.5/ 10

Well it's that time of the year- Christmas and new years!!

Thanks to everyone who has sent in a spot this thing wouldn't work without you. Seven prizes have been sent out to people over the last few months - thanks to ABC and Cheapskates Khyber for the gears.

Its beach time for me so there won't be any spots posted till early next year so check back early January.

Happy holidays and thanks to everyone who's supported CJ13 this year!

Peace!

This is a classic spot by the old railway station, about two minutes push from Vector arena. These numerous low to high stone ledges with years of wax slid into them and ledges and a gap across the road have provided many a weekend of fun over the years. They still grind and slide pretty well and provide great opportunities for interesting lines. Score 6.5 /10

Champion.

Old ginger-nuts won the CJ13 crew S.K.A.T.E trophy.

For now...

Only 8 days to go!
Don't forget Christmas day is one of the best days of the year to hit all those spots that you always get kicked out of!
Just don't eat too much you greedy bastards!!

This is a kinda gnarly ledge to hit on the corner of Shortland Street and Emily Place. Easy and low to get on and not too steep but its really really long. The run up is a little sketchy but its definitely hittable. Bring your wax.

Score 4/10

2000s

As the new year quickly creeps up on us everyone's top ten lists of the decade are popping up in the magazines and on the interweb. I wasn't going to post my best picks of the 2000s for fear of leaving out something important... but what the shit, here they are!

TOP TEN (in no particular order)



Films:
Lord of the rings trilogy
Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind
300
Let the right one in
Spirited away
Sin City
Kill Bill 1/2
Garden State
Donnie Darko
Dawn of the dead remake
notable mentions: Planet terror, where the wild things are, watchmen, gangs of new york.


Albums
(I know I've forgotten some killa ones, damm it!)

Converge -Jane doe/ axe to fall
The Blood Brothers- Burn Piano / Crimes / Young Machetes
Botch- We are the Romans
Bloc Party- Silent alarm
Deathcab for cutie- Transalantism
The Gaslight anthem- sink or swim / the 59 sound
Everytime I die- New junk aesthetic
The bronx- s/t II
Modest Mouse- we were dead before...
Sounds like violence- the pistol.
Notable mentions (this could go on for pages but here's a few) Cave in-jupiter, El Bronx Mariachi, Yeah Yeah Yeahs- its blitz / fever to tell, Norma Jean- the anti mother, Against!me-all, Tegan and Sara- the con, Beirut- all, Chuck Regan-Gold country, Hot water music- everything on no idea records, Future of the left- travels with myself..., The Veils- all, Interpol- Antics.

Skaters

Jamie Thomas
Chris Cole
Billy Marks
Eric Koston
Brian Anderson
Andrew Reynolds
John Cardiel
Heath Kirchart
Justin Strubing
Geoff Rowley
Notable mention: the international success of Gareth Stehr


okay so that's my lists- time for you guys to send in your decade favs! Concrete Jungle has a prize for our favorite list sent in- best new trick, best video part, best skate spot/ think of your own??? Be creative!!! Winner will be announced and list posted before Christmas- so get writing!

This classic manual pad or ledge to drop is right outside the entrance to vector arena. Pretty fun even though a little short for manuals.

score- 5 / 10

This large courtyard has wooden and concrete seats of various shapes and sizes and a killer black marble ledge which has interesting lines to hit (there is a large part of it where the skate stoppers have been taken off so it slides and grinds perfectly). This is attached to a simple but fun underground carpark that is perfect for rainy weekend games of skate. this spot will quickly get shut down if people start doing weekday sessions- so don’t be a dick and wait for the weekends! Turn up Enfield Street off Normanby road and you’ll find this no problems.

Score 6.5 / 10

Epic evening.

Last night was like an early Christmas for me.
1. The long wait to see the 'Where the Wild Things Are' film was finally over. I haven't enjoyed a film so much in a long, long time. Awesome casting of both actors and voice actors and a tasteful take on creating the 'wild things' (thank God he didn't go all CGI on them and kept them looking like giant puppets- you can see the Jim Henson studios influence) helped make this film a instant classic for me. Considering the original story (killer book of course- as a primary school teacher I make sure I read this to every class I teach at least once a year!) is only about ten sentences long Spike Jonze did an awesome job of the script. This was such a heart felt film (the lovely lady next to me needed at least three boxes of tissues) that touched on the subjects of family, loneliness, depression, love, therapeutic destruction, anger and much more. Karen O from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs provided the soundtrack which fitted the film perfectly. Watch the credits carefully and you will even see Rick Howard and the Girl skate team get a word up.
2. I scored my tickets to the Auckland and Wellington CONVERGE shows - stoked!

3. New art piece. Photographer and general awesome dude Steve Tilly, of Stil studios, did a collection of Polaroid collages a few years back I have had my eyes on for a long time. After much contemplation of which one to choose I decided on this one. Can't wait to hang this sucka up! click on the pics for much better quality images.



STOKED!

My cousin ollie north darkslide 900 flip out on this- honest bro!
up,up, down, x,o,o,x, L1, L2

fashiON

A few weeks ago I posted a pic of a tee shirt illustration I did for fashion label superstars 'lonely hearts'. This tee has been featured on 3 separate pages in the latest issue of NO MAGAZINE. Yay!!
These come in boys and girls styles, pick one up from area 51 / myhart and other LH stockists today (backwards bra over the top optional guys!!!)

This is a fun industrial carpark spot with a selection of four low ledges that are perfect for slides, grinds and doing tricks over. Nice smooth carpark for a game of skate too. Weekends only. Have a hunt around the other local buildings and you’ll find more new spots too. 297 Neilson Street, Onehunga.

score- 6.5 / 10

Of all the spots sent in during the last few weeks this has been the most popular- About 6 people has emailed me about this area! Thanks everyone. Across the road from the St Lukes shopping center (by Dick Smith / Warehouse Stationery) is a cool little car park with a small car-park to car-park gap, a concrete ledge (part of which has a waist high drop on one side) a manual pad and even a chain for hippy jumps! The ledge grinds and slides really easily and everything here has good run ups and landings. Enjoy.
Score 6.5/10
Over at the mall (St Lukes) is a few things worth checking out including bumps, curbs, stairs, rails and covered flat ground areas. (Thanks to Jerome for the mall photos below!) 5/10

This is a small drop with decent run up and landing on a back street which runs parallel with the main parnel road (on the left if you looking down the hill)there are plenty more things to skate around here if you look. Some killa hills to bomb on the right hand side of Parnell Rise also- go check it! look out for miniature poodles on leeches though!

Score 3.5/ 10